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deadlyhandsome said:

Yeah…his reaction came out of nowhere and was way over the top, but I only saw the public version. I’ve always gotten along with Doug, but I felt he was expecting to get banned and went ahead with a personal attack that was obscene and uncalled for. He’s selling a lot of felt hats on eBay right now. I sent him a message through eBay and he said he and his wife are moving to Florida and he won’t need many felt hats.

I wish him well, but he’s burned some bridges and I don’t think we’ll see him here again.

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deadlyhandsome said:

Yeah…his reaction came out of nowhere and was way over the top, but I only saw the public version. I’ve always gotten along with Doug, but I felt he was expecting to get banned and went ahead with a personal attack that was obscene and uncalled for. He’s selling a lot of felt hats on eBay right now. I sent him a message through eBay and he said he and his wife are moving to Florida and he won’t need many felt hats.

I wish him well, but he’s burned some bridges and I don’t think we’ll see him here again.

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drmaxtejeda said:

I think he thought I reported his previous post to the moderators who blocked it. I didn't, though, and I wouldn't have done it if I were a moderator...
He was also banned in a couple of FB forums for using the same language. To my surprise, he made several shockingly racist remarks in a conversation there.
I used to really like him. I guess I didn't know him at all. All that pent-up anger...

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GHT said:

Worn with a pin stripe suit, white shirt, spearpoint collar, of course, You might think that it was a civil servant.

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deadlyhandsome said:

Has anyone hear from David @jonesy86 ?

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BobHufford said:

He last posted April 13th in the jacket section.

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BobHufford said:

He last posted April 13th in the jacket section..

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BobHufford said:

He last posted April 13th in the jacket section.

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DaveProc said:

Brent, Michael A's Flickr account is active with his most recent post yesterday. I seem to recall that in a post a few months ago that he was focusing on more nature photography. He may just be taking a break from hats for a while or just busy with other projects. I tend to be much busier this time of year and post far less in the summer than I do during the winter.

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AbbaDatDeHat said:

Very late response.

Hey Dave, you being the master researcher that you are, do you know @Michael A’s Fiickr or FB user name, or any of the other Social Media sites he may have used?
For that matter, does anybody know them or have any contact info for him?
Same goes for Ed, @Desert dog??

I’ve tried DMs for both several times but no joy?

SOME THOUGHTS:

We all really need to establish some kind of an info/contact buddy(ies) system where we have trusted lounge friends with complete contact info that can reach out and check up on MIA’s.
We would be doing each other a public and personal service should some ultimate demise shorten our moment on earth.
Instructions and wishes to our family to reach out to Lounge contact buddies and notify us of departures would help alleviate some of the burden they are forced to deal with.

I know if i drop dead tomorrow i’d RIP knowing a lounge buddy(ies) would reach out to my family to deal with “the hat thing” instead of them garbage bagging them for trash day or donating to Goodwill for Halloween costumes.
The truth is our hats, in the scheme of things, will likely not be cherished and passed down like a family heirloom x 100s. They will be a bewildering burden to a family cleaning up Dad’s or Grandpa’s mess.
I’ve done that and what we loved and cherished does not translate to survivors.
Good, cool stuff gets trashed by necessity.

I hate to think of the many anonymous passings here, the loss of the priveledge to say a final prayer for the souls of those we cared for most importantly!!
And then the hat collections…..gone to the winds.
Think about it.
B

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AbbaDatDeHat said:

Very late response.

Hey Dave, you being the master researcher that you are, do you know @Michael A’s Fiickr or FB user name, or any of the other Social Media sites he may have used?
For that matter, does anybody know them or have any contact info for him?
Same goes for Ed, @Desert dog??

I’ve tried DMs for both several times but no joy?

SOME THOUGHTS:

We all really need to establish some kind of an info/contact buddy(ies) system where we have trusted lounge friends with complete contact info that can reach out and check up on MIA’s.
We would be doing each other a public and personal service should some ultimate demise shorten our moment on earth.
Instructions and wishes to our family to reach out to Lounge contact buddies and notify us of departures would help alleviate some of the burden they are forced to deal with.

I know if i drop dead tomorrow i’d RIP knowing a lounge buddy(ies) would reach out to my family to deal with “the hat thing” instead of them garbage bagging them for trash day or donating to Goodwill for Halloween costumes.
The truth is our hats, in the scheme of things, will likely not be cherished and passed down like a family heirloom x 100s. They will be a bewildering burden to a family cleaning up Dad’s or Grandpa’s mess.
I’ve done that and what we loved and cherished does not translate to survivors.
Good, cool stuff gets trashed by necessity.

I hate to think of the many anonymous passings here, the loss of the priveledge to say a final prayer for the souls of those we cared for most importantly!!
And then the hat collections…..gone to the winds.
Think about it.
B

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AbbaDatDeHat said:

Very late response.

Hey Dave, you being the master researcher that you are, do you know @Michael A’s Fiickr or FB user name, or any of the other Social Media sites he may have used?
For that matter, does anybody know them or have any contact info for him?
Same goes for Ed, @Desert dog??

I’ve tried DMs for both several times but no joy?

SOME THOUGHTS:

We all really need to establish some kind of an info/contact buddy(ies) system where we have trusted lounge friends with complete contact info that can reach out and check up on MIA’s.
We would be doing each other a public and personal service should some ultimate demise shorten our moment on earth.
Instructions and wishes to our family to reach out to Lounge contact buddies and notify us of departures would help alleviate some of the burden they are forced to deal with.

I know if i drop dead tomorrow i’d RIP knowing a lounge buddy(ies) would reach out to my family to deal with “the hat thing” instead of them garbage bagging them for trash day or donating to Goodwill for Halloween costumes.
The truth is our hats, in the scheme of things, will likely not be cherished and passed down like a family heirloom x 100s. They will be a bewildering burden to a family cleaning up Dad’s or Grandpa’s mess.
I’ve done that and what we loved and cherished does not translate to survivors.
Good, cool stuff gets trashed by necessity.

I hate to think of the many anonymous passings here, the loss of the priveledge to say a final prayer for the souls of those we cared for most importantly!!
And then the hat collections…..gone to the winds.
Think about it.
B

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DaveProc said:

I'll see what I can track down

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Hurricane Jack said:

Michael A. Lived in Iowa City, IA so start there. At one point he lived in Cedar Rapids, IA, grew up in MN with a sister & her husband still there In MN.

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DaveProc said:

Yes, I am already checking Iowa City obits.
Does anyone have any other information about him. Has anyone bought or sold a hat to him?

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Hurricane Jack said:

I gave him a liner once & I had his address. It was a rental & when I tried to find him sometime back he was no longer living there. So I discarded that address & no longer have it.

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